The Game 1 biting of Boston forward Patrice Bergeron’s gloved hand by Vancouver’s Alex Burrows caused Julien to fume, but that alone he could deal with.

It was when Canuck’s forward Maxim Lapierre rubbed in the incident by waving his finger near Bergeron’s mouth, almost taunting him to bite down on it, during Game 2 that the coach became irate.

Julien had been playing it cool when asked about the incident in recent days, but he broke his silence to voice his displeasure following the team’s pregame skate Monday.

“If it’s acceptable for them, so be it,” Julien said. “Certainly wouldn’t be acceptable on our end of it. I think you know me enough to know that. Not much I can say on that. The NHL rules on something.”

The coach then said it was a “mockery” that the league declined to punish Burrows, who scored two goals in Game 2, including the game-winner in overtime to give Vancouver a 2-0 lead in the series.

Juilien said he would have taken matters into his own hands if Burrows were his player, but that it is now time to move on.

“If that’s their way of handling things, so be it,” Julien said. “Again, we can’t waste our time on that kind of stuff. We really have to focus on what we have to do.”

The coach then went on to further voice his displeasure with Lapierre’s taunt when speaking to the French-Canadian media.

“It might be why he has played for three teams this year,” Julien said,according to several reports. “He gets under his opponent’s nerves and, after time, on the nerves of his own teammates.”

“It’s no surprise,” Bruins forward Michael Ryder said of the former Montreal Canadien, “we know what to expect from him.”

Along with Vancouver and Montreal, Lapierre also played 21 games with the Anaheim Ducks this season.

The Vancouver media spoke with Lapierre on Monday morning about Julien’s comments, but he refused to comment other than to say, “what happened in the past is in the past.”

His teammates were quick to defend him, and even invite the scrutiny from Julien and the Bruins. They feel the energy being expending on the topic has taken the Bruins off of their game, forcing the team to focus on issues other than what needs to be done on the ice.